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Employment ads are snow jobs
In this day and age of economic, trying times, it is at this time that we truly find out what type of people are out there in this world.
I have been unemployed since January. In that time, I have filled out numerous job applications, answered a multitude of ads on the net, all the while ringing my hands and worrying what’s to become of my family if I don’t find immediate work.
I am simply awestruck at the plethora of employment ads out there that aren’t real! What has gotten into humanity that they prey upon the innocent, coming out in droves like piranhas to the slaughter?
I believe that either in this world or the one beyond, there is a special place reserved just for these people that are so inherently dishonest as to scam honest, hard-working people struggling to regain a foothold in this failing economy.
To those of you, and you KNOW who you are, may retribution find you, seize you and swallow you whole. More than sincerely,
Darith DeLisle, 37212
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I think it is a mistake to think that humanity has taken a sudden turn for the worst. January 20th would be a day that might deserve some suspicion. No matter how cute we seem to be at birth, we all need a great deal of perfection soon after and we seldom seem to achieve it. I have never been unemployed against my will more than a week in my whole legal working life which just proves that life is not fair and hasn't been for the last 45 years at least.
I had good parents who were never divorced and lived in a stable home. I was fortunate to be alive during the days when it was imperative to have the best schools possible in math and science so we could catch up to and surpass the Russians after they launched Sputnik. Nobody running a school now would have the slightest idea of how to do that again. I went to college during the draft and bad grades could get you killed, so I studied harder than I would have otherwise. I married a woman who was too good for me and she never held that over my head.
Just writing this letter to the editor is a step toward taking up arms against a sea of troubles that many people are swimming in right now. Times of stress are times of revision of world views. The stress of unemployment and the loss of security may invite many to reshape their world view. Historically stressful times like the Black Death in Europe and the Holocaust are hardest on world views that are held with religious fervor or faith in other people’s faith. In modern times it would be like experiencing global cooling year after year in spite of an increase in CO2. The brain will tire of rebuilding sand castles when a daily tide levels them.
I pray that this adversity strengthens you.
It would have been nice to know what in hell you are talking about. What kind of scams?
Good Morning!
I am not sure what the specific that Darith DeLisle is talking about. I can imagiane that it is an offer to work from home are something like that, but you have to pay some kind of starters fee.
From yesterday
Talking about stererotyping..........characon.
dnewton, that is a nice post.
I'm with "Dooley" on this one. What do you mean by, "not real" employment ads?
I'd be leary of "Craigslist" since people are getting murdered.
"Blind" ads are a joke. Sending in a resume (they get 500-1,000) is a waste of time, unless you have a Phd. in astrophysics from MIT and your dad's on the board at GM.
Go for the temp cos.
Captain: Your praise of "dnewton's" post caused me to actually read it. Is he taking a swipe at Obama? CO2 levels and employment have what in common? The Russians launching Sputnik and whether TGI Friday's hiring practices are related...how? Geez. And I thought I was nuts.
dy, dnewton could have been talking about Rush Limbaugh preying on weak minds. He sure fills the airway with gas.
I am not sure were dnewton gets the idea of global cooling taking place, with the glaciers and polar icecaps melting.
Maybe I should have printed sarcasm at the end of that post. If you did not get it, then i'm sure it went over dnewton's head.
From Yesterday
Loner's post about the census worker being murdered and FED carved into his chest, I fine interesting. Could it be the work of white trash domestic terrorist?
Cpt "N": The census worker was canvassing back wooded areas of Kentucky. I think they still have "stills" back there, sleep with their cousins, and are generally brain- dead. He stumbled on the "Clampets" and they don't take too kindly to strangers.
Anytime you see an ad for a job that says, "need 25 people to work replacing 25 that didn't" or "rock & roll atmosphere", don't bother to apply. They're not "real" jobs.
There is still an opening in Green Hills for a "masseuse". wink wink
Having been on the hunt for nine months, I agree that most postings online are bogus. That includes Career Builder, Monster and indeed.com. Gaylord and Gibson Guitar are the worst about posting non-existent jobs. I have no idea why they do this.
"House": I always liked the one's, "rock and roll" atmosphere too. (sounds like that Yale lab tech job) Better yet, "Make $5,000 a week without getting out of bed".
In my experience, some employers solicit applications and resumes even though they have no intention at all of hiring.
Some will interview people and have no intention of hiring or will delay and delay until it's too late.
Almost NONE will let you know if they hired someone else.
Then they wonder why "management" gets such a bad reputation.
Fun, Vandy does that, too. All positions must be posted for at least 5 days, even if it is just a new title for a person that will still be doing the job. I would agree that this practice wastes the time of applicants.
BTW, d7, that happy a$$hole at Yale was an Animal Care Tech.
Not uncommon for those guys to develop issues.
Lab Techs tend to be pretty mellow. Low stress job.
Have I go t a job 4 U.
Just send 9.99 and a self address stamped envelope to PO Box 1313 Guma and I will send you the info on where to go to fine the job of your dreams.
Craigslist is funny. Anyone can post any job there. In my field, they're offering contract jobs for $10-$15 an hour. In response, people are posting and telling others not to take these jobs. That doing so will bring down everyone's wages. It goes without saying, the job market has changed.
D7 said "And I thought I was nuts". D7 I can't believe you set this up. Yes, you are correct in thinking you are "nuts" cause you are! LMAO. Sorry, you set it up for me to have this great punch line. LMAO again.
He stumbled on the "Clampets" and they don't take too kindly to strangers." The sad part about this is this: if a Census worker comes to your home and you are smoking weed or beating your kids, they can't report it because of Privacy Acts. They are there to "count" heads only; not to report crimes. And in doing their job, they are killed. I hope they find the murderer.
By: house_of_pain on 9/25/09 at 7:33
BTW, d7, that happy a$$hole at Yale was an Animal Care Tech.
Not uncommon for those guys to develop issues.
Lab Techs tend to be pretty mellow. Low stress job.
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Until the Santan Bug escapes. lol
K-3, et. al: Why would employer's run ads for jobs and solicit resumes if they had NO intention of hiring? Sadists or Republicans?
"Make $5,000 per week without getting out of bed."
I sent $9.99 to those people and they sent me a copy of
"How to be a Ho", by Velvet Jones.
There's a difference?
Ho Ho house. LMAO
My favorite is the jobs that pay you to collect money for them via your bank account. Anyone who falls for that deserves what they get.
After watching my Rookie for the past few months, I've decided to become a personal trainer. Young, fresh men need only apply. No geezers pleeze.
Well that leaves me out, Funditto.
I briefly held a position at a lumber yard.
It was my job to put condoms on the termites, to keep them from f**king up the wood.
pain, I admire your dexterity. I was fired from that job on the first day, I couldn't open those little condom packages, and they claimed they smelled liquor on my breath.
Darith, I feel your pain. I was laid off several years ago and it took me 5 months to find a job. Talk about fretting and breaking out in hives! I wish you the best in your job search.
By: slacker on 9/25/09 at 8:22
" they claimed they smelled liquor on my breath."
You could have been a Metro cop, slacker.
Or a preacher at a mega-church.
I can see this board is shaping up to be a real intellectual barn burner. Sid "V" jumped right on my "nuts" postulate. Maybe it was actually the "nuts" she was after?
The squirrel's, that is.
Good morning, Nashville!
The LTE could have been more specific, some examples, please.....Darith is praying for Divine Retribution to strke those who offer non-existant jobs..the "piranhas". Take a number and have a seat, Darith, God is busy...there is so much retribution and so little time. Be patient, we all got it coming.
Slacker: Actually, Joel Olstein inspires me. I can no longer afford the $5,000 Tony Robbins wants to walk on 2,000 degree hot coals on Maui any longer. Nirvana will have to wait.
Anyone that is interested in a real job should work through the employment security office . It is hard to feel empathy for any one that can't understand that you cant make five thousand a week for nothing .
Nemo I don't know whether you were joking or not about fig 's comment but as always I found it amusing at best.
The work at home scam has been in operation long before computers for the home were available and anyone in their right mind should know by now that " it just ain't that way ." I'm sure that despiration plays a part in some people's falling for it though .
Looks lke the topic of today;s LTE did not grab anyone's pasionate attention. It's Friday, and this board will have to do until Monday morning.
Any suggestions?
dargent, isn't that the guy with all the hair gel?
slacker, I'm making a bold prediction today:
Oilers 24
Titans 16
Never thought I'd say that.
Loner, you might comment on Israel's imminent attack on Iran, and the cost of gasoline afterwords.
pain, I agree. I hear Bud is bringing Dan Pastorini & Earl Campbell, out of retirement to start for the Oilers Sunday.
Don't forget slackerdamus predicting McNabb going down, and Vick playing for Philly by the 4th. game.
Israel could do more damage by annexing Iran and adding a 'stormwater fee'
to their water bills...
$4.50
I remember that prediction. Looks like Vick will see some action this weekend.
They need to play "Who Let the Dogs Out?" when he enters the game.
Slacker...yeah, hair gel, beautiful wife who makes him see God three times a day, and good looking kids. Can also fill up stadiums with 65,000 people, who throw money at him. Yes, he's a poor sob.
Loner: I got a suggestion (besides you should move to Hawai'i) is the Mackenzie Phillips saga/ story.